Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Town group in front of the old Wood's Hotel in Walden, Colorado
- View of men, boys, a dog, and burro in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, by Wood's Hotel. They are (l to r): K. J. Mac Callum, Bill Wells, Dave Semple, Harold Semple, John Davis, Jack Mckee, Ed Anderson, Mr. Clapper, ?, Oliver Allard, Ben Mosman...
- Wood's Hotel (Walden, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Walden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Walden--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a woman. She wears a dress with a lace collar and ribbon tie.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Windsor Hotel (18th & Larimer)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; features a corner tower and mansard cupola.
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Wild West Show shooting targets
- A member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody himself, shoots at a target in the air while sitting on a horse. Two additional men stand on the ground, one reloading a rifle and the other...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Gen. Miles and Buffalo Bill viewing hostile Indian camp near Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 16, '91.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops his horse on a ridge near Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to point toward something with his left hand. In the center midground, also on horseback, is Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, who employed Cody to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- John Lantz
- John Lantz, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in the foreground in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a shirt with a leaf b pattern embroidered on it. He also...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lantz, John.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Officers of the Fighting 7th, at Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. '91
- Two rows of officers of the 7th Division of the U.S. Cavalry pose for a group portrait. The man in the left center of the front row wears a large fur coat. The remainder of the officers wear uniforms and several wear leather gauntlets on their...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- John Nelson with group
- John Y. Nelson poses with a group of Native American men, women and children while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Italy. Standing in the left midground wearing a buckskin coat with fur trim, Nelson has a full gray beard and wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; One Feather.; Rocky Bear.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group portrait in a studio. Sitting in front of Cody is Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885. The others in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Eagle.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Halsey, William.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Nate Salsbury portrait
- Nate Salsbury poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1846, Salsbury first met William...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1860-1870.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cliff House Manitou Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887 April 20
- Walker (John Brisben) Castle
- This watercolor painting shows a three-story stone castle in Denver, Colorado with battlements, a round tower, and an arched entry. This was originally part of John Brisben Walker's Riverfront Park active in the 1870's and 1880's.
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Walker Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Riverfront Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Ruins of "Summer White House" Mt. Falcon
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the ruins of John Brisben Walker's castle on Mount Falcon, in (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Ruins--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Richthofen (Walter B. Baron von) Castle
- This watercolor painting shows Richthofen Castle at 7020 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes & haunts.; Richthofen Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Boulder, Colo. regents of the University of Colorado
- Men in suits, ties, and gold chains stand on steps fronting a brick building with an arched wooden door in Boulder, Colorado, and are identified left to right as: Delong, Gardiner, Farnsworth, Hale, Fulton, Bell, Palmer, Waggener.
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1900?]
- Old Main at left, presidents house, Fall, 1889
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a three story brick building with mansard roofed towers, widow's walks, and stone arched windows. The president's house is a two-story brick structure with a cottage roof, chimneys, stone...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1880-1890.; Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- 1889
- U. S. Customs Bldg (old)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the United States Customs House (originally U. S. Post Office) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; features classical entablature and a cupola. Cars, pedestrians, and stores flank...
- United States Custom House (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Customhouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- In yellow, purple
- American and German bunting decorates the Union Pacific Railroad building, 17th (Seventeenth) Street, during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Sign on roof reads: "The Convention City, The Tourists Delight, The Metropolis Of The West,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [June 1913]
- Trinidad biography, unidentified
- Portrait of an unidentified man in Trinidad, Colorado. The gentleman has long, gray chin whiskers, and the area around his mouth is clean shaven. He wears a vest and jacket with wide, trimmed lapels, and a bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Early Telluride
- Telluride Silver Cornet (?) Band parades west on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line street to watch Fourth of July parade. Businesses include: A. J. Vart, Merchant, two-story Sheridan commercial block, and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Teluride [sic] Colo, June 9 1883, L D Emery
- Standing studio portrait of L. D. Emery, Telluride, Colorado. Young man with neatly trimmed goatee wears leather pants, jacket, vest, and hat with turned up brim. His hair curls out from under the hat. Emery has a rifle stood on end in front him...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Emery, L. D.
- [1883]
- Western History Subject Index
- Taylor, Mat. S
- Augusta Louise Tabor
- Studio portrait of (possibly) Augusta Louise Tabor, in a dress and high button shoes.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Girls--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- Augusta Tabor[?]
- Studio portrait of (probably) Augusta Louise Tabor, in a dress with lace and a straw hat.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Girls--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- Tabor Grand Opera House
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; storefronts read "Walgreen Drugs" and "Leeds Shoes."
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Strathmore Hotel (old McClure House) Canon City
- The brick Strathmore Hotel, in Canon City, Colorado, has a flat roof, dentiled cornice, and stone sills and keystones. A second floor balcony has wrought iron railing and filigree skirting. and wraps the corner over the mitred entry. Canvas...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Stagecoach] [art original].
- Stagecoach stations in art.; Painting, American.; Overland journeys to the Pacific--Pictorial works.; Stagecoaches--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [n.d.]
- A. A. Spaugh
- Addison A. Spaugh, a general foreman of the Converse Cattle Company, poses on his horse "Old Cotton" while on a roundup in the Cheyenne River drainage in Wyoming. He wears a vest with a watch fob and stovepipe boots.
- Spaugh, Addison A. (Addison Augustus), 1857-1943.; Cattle herding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Spirit Lake, cattle roundup
- Cowboys herd cattle in a roundup on the Baker Lake Ranch owned by A. A. Spaugh probably in Wyoming.
- Spaugh, Addison A. (Addison Augustus), 1857-1943--Homes & haunts.; Cattle herding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Colorado Medical Corps - Spanish American War
- Group portrait of the First Colorado Regiment medical corps; men pose in uniforms with gloves, gauntlets, and red cross arm bands. A United States flag is by a tent. Officers include E. H. Luce, D. Taylor Thompson, Macaulay, Shatter, Fannon, G. H....
- Spanish American War, 1898--Military personnel.; Infantry--American--1890-1900.; Medical personnel--1890-1900.; Military medicine--1890-1900.; Military officers--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898]
- Jubilee procession on the entrance of S.P.R.R.
- View of a parade honoring the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in (possibly) Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California; people watch a marching band in uniform. Buildings include one with a porch / balcony, and another with a mansard roof...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1880-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Soapy Smith's (Jefferson Randolph) office 17th & Larimer
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the intersection of Larimer and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado; traffic and streetcars are by storefronts with signs: "Coca Cola" and "Manhattan Rooms." This is where Soapy Smith (Jefferson...
- Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Silver Plume and mines, Colorado
- The view to the north, of the town of Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district, Clear Creek, and mines on Republican Mountain including the Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Baxter, and the Dunkirk and Payrock mines.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Silver Plume, Col.
- The view looking north, of Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district before the fire of 1884, residences, and the Clear Creek valley as far as Brownville and Graymont.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Silver Plume
- The town of Silver Plume, Colorado, sits at the bottom of Clear Creek valley. This view is prior to the fire of November 1884 and shows most of the central business district that was later destroyed. Republican Mountain and mines are in the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1884]
- Silver Plume
- View northwest in Silver Plume, Colorado; the central business district is in the foreground, and Republican Mountain and mines are in the background. Mines include: the Diamond Tunnel, the Baxter, and the Dunkirk. The haul road is visible cutting...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Mrs. Ellen Hoar Severns
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Ellen Hoar Severns.
- Severns, Ellen Hoar.; Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Schleier (George C.) home
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows the George C. Schleier residence at 1665 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and balcony. Schleier built the first bridge in Denver.
- Schleier, George C.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Denver Royal Arch Chapter No. 2 glee club
- Group portrait of members of the Denver Royal Arch masonic order, Chapter number 2, glee club. Men in tuxedoes and ties sit on a stage. Identification: "Left to right. Frank R. Burnett, Frank Daniels, Albert Smock, Francis J. Knauss, E.H.P.,...
- Royal Arch Masons--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Rogers, Jennie, mansion - 1942 Market Street
- This gouache painting shows 1942 Market Street, in Denver, Colorado. Business buildings flank the Mattie Silks and Jennie Rogers bordello, a sandstone townhouse with ornate trim. Signs read: "Buddhist Church," "Truck Terminal," and "Reuler."
- Rogers, Jennie--Homes & haunts.; Silks, Mattie, 1845 or 6-1929--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brothels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Rocky Mountain News office - built in 1860, destroyed by the great Cherry Creek flood at 2 a. m., May 20, 1864
- Early view in Denver, Colorado, shows wooden commercial buildings, some with false fronts. Signs: "Rocky Mountain News, printing," and "Tremont House."
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1864]
- Earliest Rocky Mountain News building
- A view of the earliest Rocky Mountain News building in Denver, Colorado. The building was built on stilts in the bed of Cherry Creek, it was washed away in the flood of 1864.
- Rocky Mountain News--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Newspapers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Horse ranching
- Men stand by wagons, tents, an encampment, and herds of horses.
- Ranching--1880-1900.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Old Pueblo Jail 1880
- Eroded adobe walls are topped by the gable, frame roof of the old jail in Pueblo, Colorado. Frame saltbox dwellings on the hill in the background are on piers; one has doors and bedsprings piled around it. A child is in the dirt street by power...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Jails--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880-1890?]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits on a straw mat on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She holds a piece of string that is connected to a ball of string on the mat. She sits near a bundle of straw reeds and a pipe.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs
- View of Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the Pourtales residence with hipped dormer, shingle imbrication, and a round tower with a bell cast roof, the three-story brick building Alta Vista Hotel to the north, and...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Alta Vista Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Quarry track
- The Colorado Portland Cement plant in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, consists of three-story concrete buildings with factory windows and smokestacks, a water tower, rail tracks and a freight car in the loading bay.
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1910-1920.
- 1919
- The Emanuel Memorial
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Congregation Shearith Israel (Emmanuel Chapel) at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ashlar stone building has buttresses and a round window....
- Pogzeba, Wolfgang, 1936---Homes & haunts.; Congregation Shearith Israel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- Democratic Club (Richard Pearce mansion)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Richard Pearce home at 1712 Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house has bargeboard, half timbering, and a sign: "Democratic Club."
- Pearce, Richard, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1941